Edison High grad comes up big for Texans

Tuesday

Oct 15, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Here are some random thoughts for a Tuesday:

Bob Highfill

Here are some random thoughts for a Tuesday:

» On Sunday, Edison graduate Trumaine Johnson had a career-high nine tackles, seven unassisted and two assists, against the Texans. Johnson is in his second season as a cornerback with the St. Louis Rams, who beat Houston on the road, 38-13.

» Red Sox slugger David Ortiz's grand slam to tie Game 2 of the ALCS against the Tigers on Sunday was only the third game-tying grand slam in postseason history and perhaps the only postseason grand slam where the four runs were charged to four pitchers. Jose Veras started the inning for Detroit, then came Drew Smyly and Al Alburquerque. Each was responsible for a runner on base before Joaquin Benoit gave up the homer. Boston eventually won in the ninth to tie the series with Game 3 today in Detroit.

» Barry Zito bought a full-page ad in the San Francisco Chronicle to thank Giants fans for his seven years in orange and black. Though he didn't perform near the level of the huge contract he signed, Zito was a class act, worked hard and pitched great in Game 5 of the NLCS against St. Louis and Game 1 of the World Series against the Tigers last year.

» Tough break for the Sacramento Kings, losing forward Carl Landry for three to four months following surgery on a hip flexor. Landry played well for the Warriors last season and was expected to mix with DeMarcus Cousins, Jason Thompson, Chuck Hayes and Patrick Patterson in the Kings' frontcourt.

» If you're excited about a college football game between Tennessee and Virginia Tech being played at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2016, you might be a redneck. The stadium, home of the fastest half-mile in motorsports, is expected to have a seating capacity of 160,000, which if full would dwarf the existing attendance record of 115,109 set in September for Michigan-Notre Dame in Ann Arbor, Mich.

» Thomas Hertl made quite an impression last week for the Sharks, scoring five goals in three games, including four against the Islanders last Tuesday. The 19 year-old rookie is the youngest NHL player to score four goals in a game since 1988.

» Former Thunder goalie Devan Dubnyk and his team, the Edmonton Oilers, are having a brutal start to the season. Dubnyk ranks last in goals against average at 5.43 and has the second worst save percentage at .829. "This is probably the worst start to a year that I could have imagined," Dubnyk said. Hopefully, Dubnyk, who played in Stockton in 2006-07, snaps out of his slump.